Re: [meteorite-list] Black stone of Paphos

Hi, All, More on the Black Stone of Paphos and other Black Stones can be found at: This is a "new-age-ish" site, but the references cited are legitimate enough. There is a much larger illustration of the Black Stone, but it is an engraving t

Re: [meteorite-list] Black stone of Paphos

That's a useful quote, I can use this! How would you say they probably identified the stone as the meteorite they saw fall, considering the problems such identifications usually cause? It makes me wonder whether baetyls which were not meteorites were actually "meteowrongs," discovered after a gen

Re: [meteorite-list] Black stone of Paphos

Chris, Darren Garrison posted a link to a photo of the Black Stone: Although it's small, it appears to be the only photo on the web. It looks very much like a meteorite, or least, there's nothing visible in the photo to suggest it isn't. Sterling K. Webb

Re: [meteorite-list] Black stone of Paphos

Thanks Martin, That just about answers my question! I'm interested in baetyls, particularly those said to have had magical properties (a will of their own, or which display predictions in writing, etc.). I've been looking for a complete catalogue of them but though I've tried a lot of reference w

Re: [meteorite-list] Black stone of Paphos

Hi Chris, I brought it several times to the attention of the list, check the archives. with my temper, it's better not to repeat it :-) Short-info: Nobody tested it, nobody is interested in testing it and nobody is knowing why noone of the professionals is interested in testing it. The stone of